Area
Bangladesh
Commodity Group
Rice
Commodity
All
Date
27/03/2016
Policy Category
Production
Policy Instrument
Production support
Description
Announced that incentives on Aus rice cultivation would be renewed for the 2016 season under a BDT 336.2 million (USD 4.2 million) package. The funds are to provide some 230 000 smallholders with free fertilizers and seeds of high yielding and Nerica varieties, in addition to cash outlays to cover irrigation costs.
